List of incidents at Warner Bros. Movie World

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This is a list of notable incidents that have taken place at Warner Bros. Movie World in Gold Coast, Queensland Australia.

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The term incident refers to major injury, injuries, deaths, and significant crimes. While these incidents are required to be reported to regulatory authorities for investigation, attraction-related incidents usually fall into one of these following categories:

Green Lantern Coaster

DC Rivals HyperCoaster

Doomsday Destroyer

Arkham Asylum – Shock Therapy

Police Academy Stunt Show

Guest altercations

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Coaster right to roll after passengers left hanging". Australian Broadcast Corporation. 9 January 2013. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 Huxley, Jessica (17 March 2015). "According to rescuers, Gold Coast Movie World's Green Lantern breakdown was a 'catastrophic failure'". Gold Coast Bulletin. News Corporation. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Moore, Tony (30 October 2015). "Bolt joint failed on Movie World's Green Lantern ride: inspectors". Brisbane Times. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  4. ↑ Wilson, Richard (19 December 2015). "Green Lantern reopens after nine month downtime". Parkz. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  5. ↑ Felicity Caldwell, Toby Crockford (20 November 2016). "Movie World's Green Lantern breakdown at the Gold Coast blamed on 'computer fault'". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Boy suffers significant head injuries on ride at Movie World theme park on the Gold Coast". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  7. ↑ Michael Hollan (29 July 2019). "Video shows young girl hit in the face by bird while riding roller coaster". Fox News. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  8. ↑ Robbemond, Amanda (1 February 2018). "Gold Coast's Movie World leaves passengers in tears after it stops upside down". Gold Coast Bulletin.
  9. ↑ "Movie Worl Fortunately, all survived". Australian Broadcast Corporation. 25 January 2017. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "Movie World explosion injures three". The Age. 5 February 2003. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "Teenage paperboy sues Warner Bros Movie World for lost earnings over broken wrist". The Courier Mail. 22 April 2010.
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